Broiler



F. H. SCHNEIDER BROILER original Filed oct. 27, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 20, 1950 Florence Stover- Gompanyg. Gardner; Mass.;` ar` corporationiof Massachusettsff riginall application' October-27; 1944, SerialNo;

560,678,"A now'llatent No. 21,430,848, dated Novernherll, 1F47?? Divided amd application lunedi); 1947,'-S`erial No. 755,815?

5...Claims.

Thisapplication isa-:division of l the. applic-ation offFrank H-.4 SchneidemSerial No. 560,678;.1ed; October27,194-4, forV Broiler and `since issued on. November 11, 1947, as Patent No. 2,430,848;V

This:l invention f relatesfatoubroilers andv is particularly; eoncernedwithgthe provision iofjfaf broilingzpanfwhich is-^attaohed to: or lhung' fromIv the overr'door; sothatuponopening 'the door the pairI and: any food: that may be: positioned thereon= may;v biefrvsnmngr ontwardlyrforf inspection orV reirnoval.`

The; presentz. construction. may.. be :usedf in any conventional a types ofi broiler, asf. Well; as i with: a; broiler. of? thezarched" roof type-",shown. in the drawings;

Another objectof theinventionis the' provision z of fmt-warns. fcrs'adjustablyl locatingithei broilingfpan ativaryingv'd-istances `from .-tlie-- burner,y so" that the broiling temperatures:mayI be controlledto4 provide fordiilerent types of cooking.

Another" featurefof the invention incl-udesthe provision OfavremOVabIefWall inM theb'roilerwhielil followsl generally thecontour4 of the hanging broiler pan.

The invention also' contemplates means for` 'A holding the door in open position; sothatthe foodl may `be conveniently placed f onorI removed from the-pan; andso-that the vertiealfpositionof the" pair may` beA shifted Without -the user beingA troubled byv any tendency of the' door to-swing shut: Theseand other features-of the invention. will` become'A moreapparent* as4 the' description'. proceedswvith Athe aid"`of*the :accompanying drawings; in 'which Fig: 1 isy a'. Vertical section ofthe broiler on the lin-e i-I ofFig: 2'; and .including :the"burnerin". fullsd'eelevaton:

Fig; 4 isa fragmentary. side.; elevation offone. cornerpf'the pan, showing the pan connecting. meanswhicl'i'isv utilizedin Figs. 1 .and`2.".

Fig. .5' is a horizontal fragmentarysection show.- inglan alternative pan .connecting:means..

Fig; lis a verticallsection of.' the?.connecting.` means shown .in Fig.5i

Referring to.,Fi'g.1,.theiinvention comprises/fa i broiler, generally, referred to. by the vmimeral 2, having an. door.l 42 The broiler' structuree proper consists. .ofi arnarchedv root. yGta bottom or. 'oor.. 8, Y. aiside .Wall :9,1 .and .a1- rear. curved vertical wall .il 0:, A. burner? l2... is.T locatedlinf. theearched area-r and.

2, extendsgacross amajorportion offthewidth ofthe oven...

Hngirom. the door is a broiler pan I4, which may be. located at any of the severalfpositionsv providedlonlthe interior. wall of the.'v door, or. if`

desireditmay b'e placed directly on the floor of" the broiler:

Thebroileris preferably surrounded'by insulatina material, the.. roof ."being. covered by the material I6," the rear wall' surrounded' by the material ljthe sidel Wall 9 -covered' by material I9; and the door'may belledwith material at 20. ltdsnot customarytoinsul'ate the area under the floor; but' this may be'doneif desired' The air that provides oxygenjor combustion enters'the broilerthrough a port ZZLatthelower part oftlie'outerrear-Wall `24"of thebroiler housing; Theiproducts'of'combustion are permitted to. escape` through'- the transversely 'extending' vent exhaust porti28: The'arcliecl` portion of theroof` 6*iinmediately'belmvventr 26 has aplurality of apertures 7 30" through which the" exhaust'l gases'- may' passfon -theirway vto exhaustfport 28.

Referringmore particularlyv to tlie details oi the'broilerfconstruction; it-Ywill beeseen thatA the arohed=1'oof\` Si' preferably formed of sheet metal, extends@ tlieentire: Width'A of the oven and the curvature is suflieient" to` substantially surround The arched formation resultsf inl causingmoref-heat to `be directed against pan'. I Il; aszn'ot only'doesztlief heatfrom burner lzpass directlyl tothepan I 4; but: avery substantial. additional I amount 1is"releoted'v downwardly rfrom tho-arched roof to 'the pan surface'.

The arramg-ement-:oizthe.;zpartsfis such thatthe` heat?,A transmitted to ther pan regardlesst of thee panisloeatondsefar greatersand more uniformT thanx Wouldi be: the caseffwere the broilerm roof i .oflconventional construction.

In Figi'. 2 .f the.- curved; vertical rb'ack wall.; I0 f is;

plainlyfshowm, This: Wall.- hasn*- been.v made re.- movable;,so-fthatiita'mayberea'sily cleaned. Removalf4 is:` accxmiplished; byv pressing.' backwardlyf against thefmiddleoffwall .I El; so that-the front the rear. flange 35E ofwall: Ill-will 1be..drawn. free of; the studs?. 381 which normallyI hold1the=rear" Walls I 0 imposition.4

While;-v walh I0. provides means for. blocking;y 01T..l thee rear corner;y of. the; oven.Y which is.- not'.

occupied byy the broilerl pam. still?A ite.` is.-v notesa. 2

The

land 3.

The burner I2 is of conventional construction, as far as the burner itself is concerned, but the entire burner unit is formed in such a way that it may be easily withdrawn from the oven. The gas is supplied through pipe 40 and nipple 42, whence it passes into the neck 44 which extends upwardly and forwardly along the right side of the oven, passing over wall I to a posiA tion just under the arched roof to connect with the right hand end of the burner at 46.

The burner may be supported in the broiler in any convenient manner. One suchlmeans is shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and consists of angle brackets 48 and 50, which carry vertical studs 52 and 54. The burner is suspended from lugs B and 58, both of which contain suitably located holes to receive studs 52 and 54. Thus the burner when supported by brackets 48 and 50 is adequately maintained against accidental dislodgement. When it is desired to remove the burner from the broiler, it is merely raised enough to clear studs 52 and 54 and then drawn forwardly and downwardly, at which time necl: M slides off nipple 42 and over wall I0. In this way the burner may be easily removed for cleaning.

The adjustable pan construction is .so arranged that the pan is wholly supported by the door alone. The door is sufficiently rigid and the pan likewise is strong enough to act as a cantilever capable of supporting such weight as would normally be placed thereon.

The pan supporting structure is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The door structure which carries the pan I4 is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The door has an outer surface 60 and an inner surface 62. Intermediate of these two surfaces and extending verticallyat either side, are two shallow channel irons 63 and 65, as in Fig. 2, which are secured against the inner surface 62 at the top and bottom as at 61 and 69 in Fig. l. At certain places throughout their lengths, as at 64 and IE6 in Fig. 1, the channels have raised areas which engage the inside surface 62. These points of engagement are positioned where pressure from the pan is exerted, so as to give the necessary support. Two vertically aligned series'of bolts 68, and 12 pass through channels B3 and 65 and the inner surface 62. These two vertical rows of bolts are seen in Fig. 2, one tothe right and one to the left. Suitable shoulders on the Shanks of the bolts maintain the heads of the bolts a short distance inwardly of the surface 62, so that the pan may be locked on the bolts with the pan engaging portion behind the heads.`

the cut away area 16 terminates in amore re-l stricted zone 18, which is large enough to pass 4 over the bolt shoulders but small enough to trap the bolt heads 15 behind the side portions 82.

The two connectors 14, one at each side of the pan, are accurately spaced so that when the pan is placed against the door, the bolt heads will pass through the holes 16, permitting the back surface of the connector to rest against surface 62. The pan can then be lowered horizontally so that the back surface 80 slides clownwardly along the surface 62 until the bolt heads are locked behind the side portions 82 of the restricted areas 18.

The lower part of back surface 80 rests against the surface 62 at the supported position 64 when the pan is at its highest location or against supported position 66 at the intermediate location, or against the supported area 84 at the lowermost position. The web 86, see Fig. 1, of connector 14 provides sufficient strength to prevent any appreciable downward bending of the pan when locked tothe door. Thus it will be seen that'the pan may readily be located on the door at a position to provide desired cooking conditions.

The pan itself is shaped as shown in the plan view in Fig. 2, having the left edge close to the left wall 9, while the front edge is against the back of the door and the curved edge is close to wall I0. The bottom of the pan is shallow at the front and slopes to the rear, terminating in a depressed area or well at 88, into which fats or gravy may drain. The well 88 islocated at the rearmost portion of the broiler pan where it is most remote from the burner and regardless of the vertical position of the pan, well 88 will be located below the secondary roof 89 and protected to a substantial degree from the heat reflected by the arched roof 6. The door serves the purpose of uniformly returning the well 88 to the saine position under the secondary roof.

Supported by indented portions of the pan wall is a food supporting rack 90, which may be formed of pressed sheet metal having a series of longitudinal slots 92 through which the fats from the food may drain. This rack is removable from the pan for easy cleaning.

The-well 88 is covered by a small hinged cover 93. The hinged connection between this cover and the rack may be in any convenient form and as shown consists of a pair of wiremembers secured to the top of cover 93 which pass over the edge of rack 90 and downwardly through holes 91. The rear edge of cover 93 is supported by the indented portion 99 of the pan I4. To facilitate lifting the cover a small section of the cover has been bent upwardlyas at IOI to provide a member which may be gripped by the linger or a fork or spoon. Cover 93 further assists in maintaining the fat in well 88 at a lower temperature.

It will be noted that the bottom of the connector 14 terminates at a point which is on the same level with the bottom of 'the fat collecting well 88. Thus, when the pan is removed from the door and is placed on the stove bottom or on a table, it will be maintained level because of the equal length of the three supporting legs.

A modified form of `construction of means for connecting the pan to the door is shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Here the inner surface of the door is numbered 94 and the vertical channel 96. Verticalvaligned slots 98 and I00 extend through the surface 94 and channel 96, and through these the connectors may be passed. Each connector consists of a unit |02 which maybe welded or bolted to the edge of the pan I4 by thevfiange |03. The

downwardly extending web portion I 04 has a flange |06 adapted to press against surface 94 at the area supported by the raisedportions of channel 96. Lug |08, with an upwardly turned hook H0, extends away from pan I4. The lug |08 may be passed through the slots 98 and |00 in a downwardly direction in order to enable hook H0 to engage behind the upper end of slot 98. When the hook l |0 has passed beyond the inside of channel 96, the pan may then be lowered to horizontal position, and the hook I|0 will swing upwardly to engage behind channel 96, thus locking the pan in position. Downward movement of the pan is prevented by the engagement of bottom of slot |00 with lug |08 at the point H2. Thus hook I0 cannot become disconnected without lifting the rear end of the pan above the horizontal.

While a preferred form of the invention has been shown and described, it will be understood that the invention is not to be limited thereby, but only by the appended claims.

I claim:

l. In combination, a door for a broiler and a pan supported as a cantilever solely by said door, said door having inner and outer walls and reiniorcing members between said walls supporting said inner wall against deflection toward said outer wall, means for removably connecting said pan to said door in a horizontal position, said pan having a well at a location remote from said door, two spaced members connected to said pan and extending therebelow to positions against said inner wall where said inner wall is reinforced, said members acting to assist in maintaining said pan in horizontal position, the lower ends of said members and the bottom of said well being in substantially the same horizontal plane to act as means for supporting said pan in a horizontal position when said pan has been disconnected from said door and placed on a horizontal' surface.

2. In combination, a door for a broiler and a pan carried thereby as a cantilever, said door having spaced inner and outer walls, means for removably connecting said pan to said door comprising cooperating parts on said door and said pan which, when engaged, will resist downward turning movement of said pan, whereby said pan may be maintained substantially level, one of said parts beinlg a short leg having its lower-most point substantially at the same level as the lowermost part of said pan, said short leg pressing normally against the inner surface of said door, and reinforcing members extending across the space between said inner and outer walls and Iconnected to the said inner wall, each of said reinforcing members spaced from said inner wall over most of its length, each of said reinforcing members having a, portion extending laterally toward said inner wall suiiiciently to engage directly against said inner wall at a location opposite the area of engagement of said short leg against said inner wall.

3. The Icombination set forth in claim 2 with one of said cooperating parts extending through said inner wall and said reinforcing member at a point where said lwall and said member are spaced apart.

4. The combination set forth in claim 2 with said reinforcing members being in the form of vertically extending channels and having said laterally extending portions positioned below one cooperating part on the door and above another similar :cooperating part on the door at the next lower pan supporting position.

5. In combination, a door for a broiler and a pan supported as a cantilever solely by said door, said door having inner and outer walls with reinforcing members. between said walls for supporting said inner wall against deflection toward the outer rwall, said members being located at at least two laterally spaced positions, means for removably connecting said pan to said door in a horizontal position comprising laterally spaced cooperating parts on said door' and pan, at least two laterally spaced legs connected to said pan with their lower ends extending below said parts, said legs being in engagement with the said inner wall at the said reinforced positions to assist in supporting said pan in horizontal position with respect to said door, said pan having a well at a location remote to said door, the lower ends of said legs and the bottom of said well being in substantially the same horizontal plane to act as means for supporting said pan in a horizontal position when said pan has been disconnected from said door and placed on a horizontal surface.

FRANK H. SCHNEIDER.

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